Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about “The Problem with ‘Respecting Diversity,' and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a fatal officer-involved shooting in Minnesota.
More than 140 CSUSB students will present their research at the 10th annual Meeting of the Minds Student Research Symposium held virtually from 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles of faculty and their research by Montgomery Van Wart, a professor of public administration and a CSUSB Faculty Research Fellow in Faculty Affairs and Development. In this article, he features Department of Accounting & Finance Scholar professor Ghulam Sarwar, who has consistently shown he has what it takes to make him a high-quality senior scholar.
More than 70 books and book chapters were featured at CSUSB’s biennial Faculty and Staff Book Launch held virtually April 12. The event showcased books or book chapters published by faculty or staff in 2019 and 2020.
CSUSB will offer three summer sessions, with the first 5-week and 10-week sessions beginning on June 2 and the second 5-week session beginning on July 8.
“I feel super lucky to be part of this community and have this job that I absolutely love,” said Katherine Gray upon being surprised with the award during a Zoom call.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about a federal indictment handed down in the case of a federal officer who was killed by an extremist, and on this past weekend’s “white lives matter” protest in Huntington Beach.
“A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South,” presented by award-winning author Ben Montgomery, will be the focus of the next Conversations on Race and Policing, 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, on Zoom.
Meredith Conroy (political science) was interviewed for an article on how male politicians appear to be responding to personal controversy, Guillermo Escalante (kinesiology) co-authored a study on the explores relationship between hip extensor strength and hip flexor muscle length, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about breaking patterns that lead to hate crimes.
Paloma E. Villegas, assistant professor of sociology, will present at the Immigration Initiatives at Harvard virtual Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 14, on Zoom. She will discuss her book, “North of El Norte: Illegalized Migrants in Canada.”
Chen-Maynard, professor of health science and human ecology, represents “all that is good as a Coyote,” observed University Awards Committee co-chairs Kimberly Cousins and Dany Doueiri in a letter to the president recommending her selection.
The region’s business newspaper reported that Stuart Sumida (biology) was the animation consultant for two Academy Award-nominated features.